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Post Malone and Doja Cat release the video for ‘I Like You’

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Post Malone and Doja Cat have unveiled the music video for their single “I Like You (A Happier Song)”. The appears is off Post’s album Twelve Carat Toothache, available now.

The GRAMMY Award-nominated rapper will also be hitting the road on his Twelve Carat Tour across North America this fall. The trek, featuring special guest Roddy Ricch, kicks off September 10th in Omaha and wraps with a series of shows in Los Angeles in mid-November.

Take a look at the video for “I Like You” – here.

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Take a look at The Weeknd in the animated video for ‘How Do I Make You Love Me?’

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The Weeknd turns into a zombie in his new animated video for “How Do I Make You Love Me?”, the fourth clip from his fifth studio album, Dawn FM.  The Weeknd has previously released videos from Dawn FM including “Sacrifice,” “Gasoline” and “Out of Time.”

Along with the How Do I Make You Love Me? video, The Weeknd also unveiled the track’s first remix by Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso and Salvatore Ganacci.   In addition, the Canadian native is still on the road with his massive 2022 stadium tour, which will wrap-up on Sept. 22 in his hometown of Toronto.

Take a look at the video for How Do I Make You Love Me? – here.

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Suspect in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. is indicted on 117 counts

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The suspect accused of the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., which killed seven people and injured dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts.

Prosecutors announced Wednesday that the suspect, Robert Crimo III, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, which breaks down to three counts of first-degree murder for each victim who died. According to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, the 21-year-old is also facing 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm for each parade victim who was injured by a bullet or shrapnel. Crimo was initially charged with seven counts of murder after his arrest; he will appear in court next week to be arraigned on the new charges. He is currently being held without bond.

Crimo confessed to opening fire on the parade crowd from a nearby rooftop. Authorities believe Crimo had planned the mass shooting for weeks, saying he used a “high-powered” weapon and fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd of parade participants and attendees before dropping his rifle. Crimo was granted a permit for his weapon and had passed four background checks in 2020 and 2021. Crimo’s father, former Highland Park mayoral candidate Robert Crimo Jr., sponsored his son’s gun application for a license in December 2019; the suspect bought the gun legally in Illinois.

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United States makes ‘substantial proposal’ to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has made a “substantial proposal” to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner, as well as another American currently detained in Russia. Blinken did not elaborate on the details of the proposal while taking questions from reporters at the State Department, telling reporters: “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago. Our government has communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal, and I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and, I hope, move us toward a resolution.” Blinken said he would discuss the proposal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the coming days.

CNN reported that the proposal involves exchanging Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker, for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine and former security executive serving a 16-year hard labor sentence at a Mordovia prison camp.  Bout is currently serving a 25-year U.S. prison sentence after being found guilty in 2011 of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Colombia to be used to kill Americans in that country.

The 31-year-old Griner pleaded guilty to possessing less than a gram of hash oil when she arrived and was taken into custody at the Moscow airport on Feb. 17.  She testified in Russian court Wednesday that she had not intended to bring hash oil vape cartridges with her to Russia, saying that her rights were not read to her and she didn’t understand what was going on during her arrest.  Griner testified that she uses medical cannabis after a knee injury, but did not use it before tournaments, adding that she has a medical marijuana prescription from the state of Arizona.

Griner’s trial is expected to last until at least early August, and a Russian judge has ordered her detained for the entire length of the trial.  She faces as many as 10 years in prison if she’s convicted on the drug charges.

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Sports Daypop

Longtime Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright signs one-day contract to retire with Seattle

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Veteran linebacker K.J. Wright signed a one-day contract Wednesday to retire as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. The veteran linebacker spent all but one of his 11 NFL seasons with Seattle, and helped the Seahawks win their first title in 2013. The 33-year-old Wright returned to the franchise Wednesday after spending the 2021 season with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Wright started 140 games for Seattle from 2011-20, during which the Seahawks won four division titles, two conference titles and Super Bowl XLVIII over that span.  Via the team’s website, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said last year after Wright signed with the Raiders: “K.J. Wright has been an incredible Seahawk and been an incredible man in the community as well. There aren’t enough words to talk about the kind of person that he is, the wonderful contributor he has been to the program for 10 years. We had a blast together. I love K.J… K.J. will always be a Seahawk.”

Wright tallied 941 tackles, 11 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries, six interceptions, 54 passes defensed and 13.5 sacks during his decade in Seattle. He earned Pro Bowl honors in 2016 after racking up 126 tackles, four sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Wright is third in franchise history in career tackles and tackles for loss, and is tied for third in franchise history in career forced fumbles. He’s also seventh in franchise history in career pass breakups.

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United States makes ‘substantial proposal’ to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has made a “substantial proposal” to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner, as well as another American currently detained in Russia. Blinken did not elaborate on the details of the proposal while taking questions from reporters at the State Department, telling reporters: “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago. Our government has communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal, and I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and, I hope, move us toward a resolution.” Blinken said he would discuss the proposal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the coming days.

CNN reported that the proposal involves exchanging Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker, for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine and former security executive serving a 16-year hard labor sentence at a Mordovia prison camp.  Bout is currently serving a 25-year U.S. prison sentence after being found guilty in 2011 of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Colombia to be used to kill Americans in that country.

The 31-year-old Griner pleaded guilty to possessing less than a gram of hash oil when she arrived and was taken into custody at the Moscow airport on Feb. 17.  She testified in Russian court Wednesday that she had not intended to bring hash oil vape cartridges with her to Russia, saying that her rights were not read to her and she didn’t understand what was going on during her arrest.  Griner testified that she uses medical cannabis after a knee injury, but did not use it before tournaments, adding that she has a medical marijuana prescription from the state of Arizona.

Griner’s trial is expected to last until at least early August, and a Russian judge has ordered her detained for the entire length of the trial.  She faces as many as 10 years in prison if she’s convicted on the drug charges.

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Lauren Alaina signs with Big Loud Records

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Lauren Alaina is officially signed to Big Loud Records, taking to social media to share the exciting news with fans.  Alaina wrote on Instagram:  “Signed a very BIG and LOUD record deal. Thank you, @bigloud for being willing and LABEL to make music with me. Let’s goooooo!!!! 🖊”

The news comes three months after Alaina announced her departure from her longtime record label after nearly 11 years. During her time with the label, Alaina released two EPs, including Getting Good (2020), Getting Over Him (2020), as well as three full length albums, Wildflower (2011), Road Less Traveled (2017), and Sitting Pretty On Top of the World (2021).

Alaina joins Big Loud Record’s famous roster of hitmakers, including Chris Lane, ERNEST, HARDY, Jake Owen, Morgan Wallen, Mackenzie Porter, Lily Rose, Larry Fleet and more. Big Loud CEO/Partner Seth England said: “We feel like Lauren is absolutely one of the best vocalists, male or female, in this town. Certainly, she’s had success, but we humbly think she has barely scratched the surface of what we think we can do together. Lauren Alaina deserves to be, in my opinion, on the same pedestal as Carrie Underwood, and it’s our job to help her find that mode.” England also revealed that Alaina’s fans can expect a new project from her later this year, produced by Joey Moi.

Recently, Alaina shared a duet with her new labelmate, Chris Lane, reimagining King Harvest’s 1973 hit “Dancin’ In The Moonlight.”  She has quickly became Nashville’s go-to duet partner, recording collaborations with artists such as Chris Young, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, BRELAND and more.  Alaina has also earned three No. 1 hits, including “Road Less Traveled;” “What Ifs,” her 6x Platinum duet with Kane Brown; and “One Beer” with HARDY and Devin Dawson.

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Dolly Parton teams up with Bill Anderson for new duet “Someday It’ll All Make Sense”

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Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton have premiered the music video for the heartfelt duet, “Someday It’ll All Make Sense.”

Parton said in a statement:  “Working with my ol’ buddy Bill Anderson was the most meaningful fun I’ve had in years. I love the song we sang, I love how we sounded together on it and getting to do a video with him was just icing on the cake. I hope the fans enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being together on it.” Anderson added:  Hopefully, our song can help bring a bit of levity to a world that seems upside down and sideways so much of the time these days. If it can, music will have once again proven itself to be the optimal healer.”

Anderson co-wrote the duet with Bobby Tomberlin and Ryan Larkins. “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” appears on Anderson’s As Far As I Can See: The Best Of, a 16-track collection that released last month that includes some of his most beloved songs — “City Lights,” “Still,” “Po’ Folks,” “The Tip Of My Fingers,” and “Sometimes.”

Take a look at the video for “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” here:

WATCH: Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton Make Their Music Video Debut Together With ‘Someday It’ll All Make Sense’

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Tony Dow, who portrayed Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies at age 77

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Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the long-running 1950s sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Wednesday morning at the age of 77 due to complications from liver cancer. Dow’s death was officially announced on the actor’s official Facebook page, and confirmed by his son and Dow’s agent, Frank Bilotta. On Tuesday, Dow’s management team had erroneously announced the actor’s death in a Facebook post that has since been deleted. Later on Tuesday, Dow’s manager and his wife, Lauren Shulkind, both said that Dow was still alive and in hospice care.

Dow portrayed Beaver’s older brother, Wally on “Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963. After “Leave It to Beaver” ended, Dow continued to act, but also served in the National Guard between 1965 and 1968, according to TMZ.   Dow later reprised the beloved role for another six years on The New Leave It to Beaver, which aired from 1983 to 1989, as well as in the Still the Beaver TV movie in the early ‘80s.  The California native continued to act on TV throughout the next several decades, including a starring role in 153 episodes of Never Too Young in the mid-‘60s. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Dow made appearances on Lassie, My Three Sons, Mr. Novak, Murder, She Wrote and Charles in Charge.

Dow directed five episodes of Still the Beaver and wrote one for that show, later branching out into directing other series, including “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach,” “Babylon 5,” “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

Dow is survived by his wife Lauren, son Christopher, brother Dion and one grandchild.

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Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

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Nearly three years after her hit single “Truth Hurts” topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Lizzo has another No. 1 hit with “About Damn Time, ” the first single from Lizzo’s new LP, Special. 

Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” became the first song released by a female act in 2022 to lead the Hot 100 this year. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (1994) and Adele’s “Easy on Me” (2021) have also made it to No. 1 since January.

Lizzo took to her social media accounts to celebrate, tweeting, “We got the #1 song in the country YALL! 🥹.”  On her Instagram page, Lizzo uploaded a 14-second video of herself popping a champagne bottle with the caption “IMA BE DRUNK BY 5.” 

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